Carter v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

On August 24, 1994, a seven year old girl was brutally stabbed and beaten to death. Fourteen year old Kevin L. Carter was charged with murder and was waived into adult court where, after a mistrial, a jury convicted him as charged. He was sentenced to sixty years in prison. On this direct appeal, Carter presents four issues:

I. Was his confession properly admitted?

II. Did the trial court err in refusing to grant defense counsel’s requests for a continuance?

III. Did the prosecutor’s remarks during closing argument result in prosecuto-rial misconduct?

IV. Did the trial court err in…